tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post3664070006040648586..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Donate For The Next CrisisNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-43524977843401783332011-03-22T06:11:36.145-07:002011-03-22T06:11:36.145-07:00Agreed about the pointlessness of donating to help...Agreed about the pointlessness of donating to help Japan. Even to the extent that relief organizations can help in ways that the government can't get to right away, they're likely to be flooded with money.<br /><br />Kinda like after 9/11, when everybody gave money to the Red Cross and all, but there was really nothing for that money to do.<br /><br />And as a cherry on top, apparently the Red Cross had had a history of raising money for Disaster X, and using it for other purposes - understandably to some extent, when you can raise more money with a Disaster X appeal than you can use in any reasonable way to aid its victims - but donors who thought they were giving money to be used for Disaster X relief felt swindled, and 9/11 is when it caught up with the Red Cross. So they wound up giving money to people who basically didn't need a cent, but who were affected in some trivial way by their proximity to the WTC.low-tech cyclistnoreply@blogger.com